The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1887-06-11

worth of their money are all consider due
to them. Anything except strictest couf-
tesy Is prohibited between them and my
family-I never mix sentiment with busi-
ness myself"
"Thcn, aunty, suppose you would be
dreadfully angry IL King should get senli-
mental about the heress--ahd stranger
things have happened, you know" rhcmy
retorted roguisllY, as she tripped up the
stairs TO the dismal ballroom TO which the
rcmiss Mr.. Alden was to be unceremqni-
ously banished. '' w
Pretty Phemy was rarely detected or ang-
cred by the severity Of her relative, who,
like prickly pear, was after all tolerably
pleasant II one could only become accus-
toned to the pricklesi
Aud Phemy had become Injured to the
sharp speeches and stinging taunts which
she deemed were pnssibly less from "want
of heart than want 81 thought. o.
And besides, the girl 'scorned to bear her
burden with, groans and tears; she chose
rather to7Bess ii with head, erect and spirit
braye, and with unainchips sight, swift TO
eity humanidefect, and jds. as swift to
descry and satirize the human ipconslst-
ency.
And that her Aurt Seaforth had short
comlngs WHICH exhibited some ludicrous
phases, she deemed incontestable.
But that her blithe raillery and roguish
sarcasm were particularly modifying to her
relative may be doubted.
"ButI am not boarder-I am drudge!
and SO suppose strictest courtesy isn't
expected of me. And | am never imperti-
nent unless her mean fiings make me so.
She hasn't any sentiment to mix with busi-
ness nor anything else! If were Mr.. Alden
should leave the house the minute had
looked inside this musty den OF place.
And don't belieye Miss Natalia Roche
will be 1attered to idiocy by my exquisite
cousin King, nor by all these wonderful fix
ings and glossinGs OF everything! heiresseS
aren't so easily deceived nor caught neith-
rr," Phemy soliloquized more resentfully
than dramatically, as she piled the books
ballroom and descended the long stairs.
But no cloud could be of long duration
upon her sunny brpws, and she was singing.
gayly In the midst of her,work when presf
emily there was clatter of hoofs, the graf.
ing of cab-Sheels against the curb outside,
the click of latch-key in the front door
look, and then her cousin King ushered in
to the hall a tall young lady, with a COM
plexfon inst as aristocratically pale. and
with eyes just as black and glittering as
his own.
The young lady looked as grand as
duchess in her big, rich, furry cloak, with
charming little bonnet all velvet and gold
lace, with a marvellous bird Of green and
gold perphed above her inky frizzes, with a
diamond simmer in her ears, and the
gleam of heavy gold watch-chain about
her throat.
She looked, too, as naughty and disdain-
ful as lady of royalty as she glanced about
tie Seaforth hall. which could boast gor-
gepus new rHg and new mirroreA ppats
rack Rll in honor of her coming.
''Any one with half an eye could tell
an heiress," Mrs. Seafprth remarked TO her
niece after the distinguished new boarAer
had been graciopsly ensconced in the fresh
ly.adorned second floor parlor. "But then
one can always so easily tell person of
wealth and taste"
"Do people of taste wear diamonds trav-
cling, with big vulgar wRtehlehains on the
outside of their oloaksP" Phemy queried,
with o snspiciously innocent look upon her
demure face.
"Whatan ignorant child you are, to be
sure" Mrs. Seaforth shifted impatieptly.
"An heirlss Gan afford to indulge,anV ouch
| little whims, of course! and she isn't likely
to care if she is criticised by somebody WHO
happens to be stupid and envioast-z7hss
grand manner shows that much Indeed,
her manners are really perfect shei hand
some, too, and her figure is splendid"
"Her kgnre is hundred thousand, isn't
it," Phemy again queried irreverently,
and still with the suspicious innocence of
voice cd look,
II do wish, Phemy. you would not make
mockery of everything" her aunt said
tartly. "If you had bit of sense YOU
would try TO emulate the pleasing ways of
the excellent young lady whom you prefer
rather to ridicule. Your CONAN may
have the handling Rf her hundred thops-
and yet, could not help noticing she
seemed impressed and interested BY every
thing King said and did bat then King is
uncommonly attractive and clever. must
say that il he If my son."
At this extraordinarily novel motherly
assertion, Phemy ventured no comment;
she only puckered her pretty mouth
with just the suggestion OF an amused
whistle, WHICH made the sapcy lips look
more than ever like red rosebud.
81 am afraid, Phemy, you couldn't be
decorous II you tried" her aunt snapped
with augmented SspeFity,, But you, are in
4 a pet Nitb, us all. / dare say. about that
poor Mr. Alden, and am sure the hall
room is good enough for his things when
4 he Is nothere, and behind with his board
money, too. II he comes back at all, l
shall have a mind to send him away alto
gether. tTIis note to yol, was only pretext
to shlrk prompt payment. l don't doubts
and ! shonld like to know, Phemy, why on
1 earth YOU are blushing about the matterP''
she added, with sharp scrutiny of the
suddenly aYerted face.
But Phemy did not choose to explain
why the pretty face had erimsaRed hotlS
from brow to chin-perhaps because shf
deemed an explanation superfluous to one
as brilliantly discerning as her relative. OF
: perhaps because sentiment had been pro
: hib.ted, OF parhaps because her pearls O